JUST MY…FAVORITES 2013: SONGS

Plenty to choose from but which track got the most rotation from us on the daily?

Satchford:
1. Oddisee –Own Appealhttps://justmythoughtsman.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/16-own-appeal-tangible-dream.mp3This so real, not knowing what’s ahead but I’ma go there still / Living in the moment got a hopeless feel but the feeling in itself got it’s own appeal I feel that. This was probably the most relatable track for me this year. Im attracted to relatable material if you haven’t noticed. The thoughts, focus, and passion on top of the groovy production makes a song.

1. Tyler the Creator – Rusty ft. Domo Genesis & Earl Sweatshirthttps://justmythoughtsman.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/14-rusty-feat-domo-genesis-earl.m4a
The excerpt at the beginning was just right for the song and what followed was perfection. This song reminds me of one of those gritty 90’s posse cuts. Everybody just brought their aggression to the table and crafted verses that meant something to them and didn’t care if it meant anything to you. Tyler came with it, he took some shots at some people and he blatantly didn’t care. That horn in the background made the production sound so smooth. I need to see a video for the creation of this song. “why don’t you jump you f##kin pu55y”…tough!

I could relate to all of things that Cole was talking about in his verse. Having a cousin that you grew up with a some point that person went away and the opportunity for reconnection wasn’t what you thought it was going to be. There was so much in his verse that was just relatable.

4. Chance the Rapper – Everybody’s Something ft. BJ The Chicago Kid & Sabahttps://justmythoughtsman.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/06-everybodys-something-ft-saba-bj-the-chicago-kid-1.mp3
This is such a soulful song. The way he came in with that “what’s good good and what’s good evil? And what’s good gangsta’s and what’s good people?” The way that he twisted up the wordplay was clever. I swear I used to listen to this song every day when it first came out. When Saba came in he gave the track the edge that it needed to take it to the next level. You can hear the agony in his voice, which is what made the song that much better.